Self-Care Behaviors, Health Indicators, and Quality of Life: A Comprehensive Study in Newly Diagnosed Type 2 Diabetes Patients by Emirjona Kiçaj, Aurela Saliaj, Rudina Çerçizaj, Vasilika Prifti, Sonila Qirko, Liliana Rogozea

“…Sociodemographic and clinical information, including age, education, occupation, duration of diabetes, HbA1c, and BMI, were collected through structured interviews and medical records. Descriptive and multivariate analyses were conducted to examine the relationships between self-care behaviors, sociodemographic factors, and quality of life. …”
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Chronic Wound Management in Romania: A Survey on Practices, Protocols, and PRP Efficacy by Stefania-Mihaela Riza, Andrei-Ludovic Porosnicu, Cristian-Sorin Hariga, Ruxandra-Diana Sinescu

“…The implementation of structured guidelines and the integration of regenerative therapies could enhance the management of chronic wounds. …”
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Knowledge Attitudes and Practices Regarding Malaria and HIV in People Living in Rural Ghana by Felix Abekah Botchway, Cecilia Elorm Lekpor, Prince Agyeman, Ebenezer Krampah Aidoo, Jacob Apibilla Ayembilla, Micheal Appiah, Ahmed Mashud, Richard Kobina Dadzie Ephraim

“…Responses from participants were recorded on a semi‐structured questionnaire. Data entry was done with Microsoft Office Excel 2010, analysis was performed using the Statistical Package for Social Sciences (SPSS), version 20.0, and the results were summarized using tables. …”
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Effectiveness of Combined Exercise and Nutritional-Behavioral Intervention on Health Outcomes among Patients with Bariatric Surgery by Amal S. Taha, Marwa M. Ali

“…Two tools were utilized for data collection; the patient structured interviewing questionnaire and the patient’s health outcomes questionnaires that included anthropometric measures, eating behavior and food frequency questionnaire, international physical activity questionnaire, and the Moorehead-Ardelt quality of life questionnaire. …”
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Peer-led learning: a novel approach to promote rural healthcare interest among medical students by Grace Perez, Alyssa Groves, Lana Fehr, Lana Fehr, Aaron Johnston

“…Quantitative data were summarized with descriptive statistics. …”
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Multidisciplinary input improves the management outcomes of immune thrombocytopenia in pregnancy by Sanika Dalvi, Sarah Davis, Drew Solan

“…Conclusion: There is a necessity for structured multidisciplinary collaboration in managing ITP in pregnancy. …”
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Competencias que precisan estudiantes de educación física en la práctica profesional: representaciones desde la experiencia de profesores mentores del sistema escolar chileno (Com... by Maryorie Alejandra Guerrero Sánchez, Pamela Martínez Andunce, Claudio Hinojosa Torres, Hugo Vargas Díaz, Anthony Araya Hernández, Macarena Hurtado Guerrero

“…A qualitative methodology and a phenomenological design were determined. Data were collected with a semi-structured interview with 23 mentor teachers from educational schools in the Valparaíso, Chile. …”
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Navigating norms: a qualitative exploration of factors shaping contraceptive use in Senegal by Manuela Reveiz, Rahmatoulah Gueye, Thaïs González Capella, Marieme Fall, Nour Horanieh, Nour Horanieh, Elizabeth Larson, Beniamino Cislaghi

“…This study employs social norms theory to explore how these dynamics shape women's contraceptive choices, examining the societal expectations, influential relationships, and strategies women use.MethodsThis qualitative study involved 256 participants (130 men and 126 women) from four regions of Senegal (Dakar, Tambacounda, Ziguinchor, and Matam). We employed semi-structured interviews (116) and focus group discussions (16 FGDs with 8–10 participants each) to explore experiences related to family planning access and services. …”
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Contexts, affective and physical states and their variations during physical activity in older adults: an intensive longitudinal study with sensor-triggered event-based ecological... by Julie Delobelle, Sofie Compernolle, Tomas Vetrovsky, Jelle Van Cauwenberg, Delfien Van Dyck

“…Descriptive statistics and generalized mixed models were used for data analysis. Results Older adults predominantly engaged in daily physical activities, such as walking for transport, leisure walking, and gardening, rather than structured exercise. …”
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Nutritional Status and Associated Factors among Primary Schoolchildren from Pastoral Communities, Mieso-Mulu District, Sitti Zone, Somali Regional State, Eastern Ethiopia: Institut... by Alayou Geletaw, Gudina Egata, Fitsum Weldegebreal, Gesessew Kibr, Mohammed Semaw

“…Study participants were selected using two-stage sampling procedures. Data were collected using structured, translated, pretested, and interviewer-administered questionnaires. …”
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Modelo hidrogeofísico de la cuenca sur de La Habana by González Espinosa Jacqueline, Valcarce Ortega Rosa M.

“…<span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: small;"><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-layout-grid-align: none;"><span style="font-family: ";Arial";,";sans-serif";; font-size: 12pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-US;" lang="EN-US">A hidrogeophysical model of the South Basin of La Habana is presented as the result of multivaried statistical processing applied to well logging and transmisivity data from pumping test Through combining Euclidian Group Analysis, correlation analysis and Uvarov relationships it was possible to separate the structured components of the different variables and: to define the correlation between the geophysical parameters of the well and the filtration velocity of the groundwater, these coefficients are above 0.8; to establish the relation between Dar-Zarrouk parameters (from electrical well logging) and transmisivity (from pumping tests). …”
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A geo-additive spatial analysis of condom use among women aged 15–49 in Rwanda by Mkhombiseni Zamani Sithole, Jesca Mercy Batidzirai, Ashenafi Argaw Yirga, Ashenafi Argaw Yirga, Retius Chifurira

“…Central and Northern districts, such as Ruhango and Musanze, showed positive structured spatial effects, suggesting regionally correlated factors promoting condom use. …”
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Itinerário terapêutico no câncer de mama: uma contribuição para o cuidado de enfermagem [Therapeutic itinerary in breast cancer: a contribution to the nursing care] by Luciana Martins da Rosa, Vera Radünz

“…ABSTRACT Qualitative study which aimed to know the therapeutic itinerary adopted by women with breast cancer. Data were collected from 13 women through semi-structured interview, from August to December 2010 and were analyzed by content analysis. …”
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Assessing and enhancing the reliability of Chinese large language models in dental implantology by Guohui Zhu, Xiao Zhang, Chunxia Chen

“…Open-ended queries posed higher risks of hallucinations compared to structured multiple-choice tasks, highlighting the need for targeted validation in free-text scenarios. …”
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8Bs instructional model for knowledge construction using web-based discussion tools by Aloys Iyamuremye, Innocent Twagilimana, Francois Niyongabo Niyonzima

“…Therefore, this model emerges as a response to the evolution of digital education and acknowledges the need for structured methodologies that harness the potential of online collaboration and knowledge exchange.…”
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Human–forest interaction of useful plants in the Wof Ayzurish Forest, North Showa Zone, Ethiopia: cultural significance index, conservation, and threats by Yirefu Tefera, Ermias Lulekal, Bikila Warkineh

“…Methods A snowball sampling technique was employed to select 100 informants and the data were collected through free listing, field walk, open-ended and semi-structured interviews, and focus group discussions. …”
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A qualitative research on perceptions and experience of patients with sudden deafness (突发性聋患者疾病感受和体验的质性研究) by ZHANG Shan (张珊), CHEN Li (陈丽)

“…Methods Totally 16 patients with sudden deafness were recruited using a purposive sampling method, A face-to-face semi-structured method was adopted, and qualitative data was analyzed Colaizzis method of phenomenological analysis. …”
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Strengthening ethical oversight in genomics and biobanking: a retrospective analysis of research practices in Zimbabwe by Oppah Kuguyo, Alice Matimba, Florence Mutevedzi, Andrew Chimatira, Vasco Chikwasha, Abigail Kangwende, Lovemore Gwanzura, Paul Ndebele

“…Methods We conducted a comprehensive review of research protocols submitted to the Medical Research Council of Zimbabwe between 2009 and 2016, specifically those involving human biospecimen collection, biobanking, and genomic research. A structured abstraction form was employed to evaluate how these protocols addressed key ELSIs, including informed consent, biospecimen and data sharing, benefit sharing, and intellectual property considerations. …”
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AI Interventions to Alleviate Healthcare Shortages and Enhance Work Conditions in Critical Care: Qualitative Analysis by Nadine Bienefeld, Emanuela Keller, Gudela Grote

“…The qualitative analysis is underpinned by extensive workplace observation in 6 ICUs (approximately 559 nurses and physicians), structured interviews with work unit leaders (n=12), and a comparative analysis of data science experts’ and clinicians’ evaluation of the optimal levels of human-AI teaming. …”
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Using a rule‐based system to define error in the emergency department by Kiersten L. Gurley, Jonathan L. Burstein, Richard E. Wolfe, Shamai A. Grossman

“…Trained reviewers not involved in the patient's care use a structured 8‐point Likert scale to assess for error and preventable or non‐preventable adverse events. …”
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